But manly set the world on sixe and sevene; And, if thou die a martyr, go to heaven.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERIf love be good, from whence cometh my woe?
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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Certain, when I was born, so long ago, Death drew the tap of life and let it flow; And ever since the tap has done its task, And now there’s little but an empty cask.
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Harde is his heart that loveth nought In May.
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He loved chivalry, Truth and honor, freedom and courtesy.
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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Death is the end of every worldly pain.
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Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
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But Christ’s lore and his apostles twelve, He taught and first he followed it himself.
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What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.
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Men love newfangleness.
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The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears.
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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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